The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-08

We see the Devil and Tom
Walker" is to play North in the
Yankee state New Jersey because Of
tue negro. This little state sent
thirty thousand soldiers to the battle
fields to free the negro and left half
that number dead and wounded on
southern soil. Yet this same state
has raised the black dag against
social equality, and many OF her
Republican and Democrat citizens
declare him Il public nuisance. This
il refreshing indeed. AS long a.
the negro was confined to the South,
he was much better socially and
otherwise than Southern gentlemen
and just as good as Northern people.
but since time, intelligence, and
ambitious have carried him North
these negro lovers and wOrshippers :,
except Grover Cleveland, have
raised howl of ind, gGatioa thot
reaches the limits of civilization. We
will subscribe five hundred dollars to
raise fdnd to send fifty corn field
darkies North with guide to visit
every hotel, church, theatre and put
he place North. That is rig ut negro,
pile it OF, ypn e Tree. To show
,he feeling, read the following from
the Sun, and the Herold.
Yet some OF tUe colored people
sre very finelooklug men and wo-
u:en and generally they are remark
ahle for the dignity OF THEN behav-
Ipr, while, 50 far as dress goes. they
display more taste than the run OF
white people Of the same ci1cum~
-tsnce7. During her recent visit
here Queen kapiolani was entertain
ed 1t leading hotels without ohjec.
ton. Though not of the African
race, her color is as DARK as that OF
very many negroes, but she was toll
Grated merely because she was Q
! royal ptroODa9e. Many a cO!ored
woman is far handsomer and more
elegent IN appearance, and equally
we,l-kred IN manner, but a fashiona>
ble hotel at the North, which vent
ured 10 receive even the most beaGl
full nul21to IS boarder, woulc
speedily lose every one of its white
patrons. How, then, can we justly
assail the South for continuing tC
draw tie color llne?-N. Y. Sam.
We See, therefore, that the race
prejudice is still unConQuerabIe ever
in the North, and Dy religious 10
huences exerted in the very denomln
alton Of Christians to which the col,
ored people SO generally belong
\. I. Sur.
Following this was long article
from Sir. Bradley's Asbury ParG
Journal. Here is an extract -
The electric lights are extlnguished d
twelve o'clock, ane it is expected that al
persons will be off the beach by halC-pas
eleven o'clock
Our officer find that the enforcement
Ct this rule Is a necessity, because at tina
hour the vicious of both sexes are abou
the only ones remaining on the beach
Tins rule bears hard on some of our col,
ored irleudS, VINO seem nev0r ready Il
retire to sleep unless we would let then
lodge on the beach. just here perhaps
should speak plainly about the coloret
people who frequent our walk SO mucf
| 10 Tie annoyance ot our summer guests
These people seem Slow TO learn how in
consistent 1t Is for tnem to intIude il
places where they are not welcome. The
BOARD walk and pavillous were erected
mainly tor The accommodation of tnUet
from whom Asbury Park derives it.
wealth, and am determined that the
mlilIouS now invested III Asbury Parn
snail hot be .jcopardlzcd to suit the de-
olres OF class who learn So slowly that
the parlor Is not the place for servants